Wen Nan felt her pockets, took out a money pouch, and walked up to the Taoist priest.
"Who sent you? How much did she pay you? I'll pay double."
Wen Nan tilted her head, her voice neither too loud nor too soft, so that all the surrounding villagers could hear her clearly.
The Taoist priest's face turned red with anger.
"I will not be tempted by money! You are an evil spirit..."
You think you can bribe him with such a small amount of money?
Wen Nan took out one or two taels of silver from his pocket.
She picked it up and placed it on the table in front of her, making a crisp sound.
"Is one tael of silver enough?" Wen Nan looked up and smiled slightly.
The Taoist priest did not speak.
Wen Nan took out two taels of silver from his pocket.
Wen Nan raised an eyebrow slightly. It was already quite late, and the surrounding torches illuminated the area as bright as day.
The red flames accentuated Wen Nan's fair, jade-like skin. Her delicate pink lips curved slightly.
"Not enough?"
Wen Nan then placed another tael of silver on the table.
The four taels of silver were exceptionally dazzling under the candlelight.
The Taoist priest swallowed hard. He stopped what he was doing.
For no other reason than that the person who invited him... didn't give him much money.
He just randomly drew a few talismans to make a living by deceiving people.
Four taels of silver is no small sum. It would allow him to live comfortably for a whole year.
The embroiderer next to her immediately stepped forward.
"Don't try to bribe the Taoist priest with money. It's because you came up from the lake...that so many strange things have been happening in the village lately!"
The embroiderer accused Wen Nan, her voice tinged with panic, but no one around noticed.
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